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<blockquote data-quote="drkhalsa" data-source="post: 5057" data-attributes="member: 384"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">What is freedom of speech? </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">We all form multicultural England. In this day and age, we want to speak freely about our views and show people what we think, and fight for what we believe in.<strong> But is there a limit to what freedom of speech really is?</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Over the past few days, Behzti has caught the attention of all, and the majority of the Sikh community feel that this play should <strong>not</strong> be broadcast because of basing the play in the gurdwara. The Sikh community feel disgusted as the play is using Sikh religious objects and as a whole is promoting a stereotype of Sikhs. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The issues covered in behzti happen everywhere. It can be a gurdwara, church, temple, mosque, party, family, friends… but what right does the writer have to point it only at Sikhs? These issues are covered by the law. The law is not biased towards any religion. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em>Is it fare to point the finger at a community and humiliate them in public by using their sacred place of worship<strong>?</strong></em> <strong><em>Is it fare to abuse their place of worship or to even use their place of worship without getting their consent?</em></strong> If we live in a multicultural country shouldn’t we understand one another’s view and respect the issues that are most sensitive to us? <strong><em>Do we have the right to humiliate religious text and buildings?</em></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">For all of the people out there who are devoted to their religion, do you thinks its fare that religious sculptures and scripts should be used in fictional biased plays? </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>The BNP are another part to our community. Why aren’t they allowed to express their freedom? Why does their entire wording have to change when they make public broadcasts? Why do they get arrested when they speak their freedom of speech</strong><em>? </em></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>What is racism? </strong>Isn’t it just an _expression of someone’s thoughts? When someone behaves racistly towards you, aren’t you hurt deep down inside. Don’t you feel that someone has just singled me out?</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">If freedom of speech is about abusing one another’s beliefs and giving hatred towards each other than really how far as a nation have we come to understanding each other? </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What is artistic freedom? Freedom to abuse one another and cause national hatred then go into hiding, as you can’t face the world no more? Freedom of speech should be fare for all. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">We as Sikhs want our religion and our culture to be respected. We don’t want our religious buildings and scriptures to be used for plays that are biased and we're sure neither does any other faith. <strong>We are not against freedom of speech, but we are against freedom of speech that singles us out for no reason. </strong>No one has the right to say that the issues in behzti only happen within the sikh community. The play is biased towards Sikhism and should be banned.</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Voice your concerns about the play: </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1) Abuses Gurbani, playing in the background </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2) Has props such as palki sahib, chaur sahib etc </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3) Promotes stereotyping of Sikhs </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4) Backlash in Birmingham </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5) Importance of Gurdwara in Sikhism </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">6) A blatant attempt to be offensive rather than freedom of speech </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">7) London as a multicultural city does not stand for this </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">8) Racism exists in Arts Institutes & they justifying themselves saying its freedom of speech </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">9) Open condemnation of play by many Religious figure heads and institutes </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">10) DCMS/Arts Council must intervene, ultimately they directly or indirectly have control over theatres. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I just heard on BBC London News that the Royal Court Theatre is thinking about showing the play. </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Khalsa Ji we still have time to stop this from happening, we must voice concerns to the right authorities: </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">1) Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Department for Culture Media & Sport </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2-4 {censored}spur Street</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">London</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> SW1Y 5DH </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tel: 020 7211 6200 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">enquiries@culture.gov.uk </span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2<strong>) Arts Council England, London </strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">2 Pear Tree Court</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">London</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> EC1R 0DS </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Phone: 0845 300 6200 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Fax: 020 7608 4100 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Textphone: 020 7973 6564 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">3) Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Fax: +44 0207 565 5001 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Box Office: +44 0207 565 5000 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Administration: +44 0207 565 5050 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">info@royalcourttheatre.com </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">4) Ken Livingstone </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Mayor of London </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Greater London Authority </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">City Hall </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The Queen's Walk </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">London</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> SE1 2AA </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Telephone: 020 7983 4100 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Minicom: 020 7983 4458 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Fax: 020 7983 4057 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5) Contact your local MP: </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">House of Commons Information Office, </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">House of Commons </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Westminster</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">London</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">, SW1A 0AA</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tel: 020 7219 4272 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Fax: 020 7219 5839 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">hcinfo@parliament.uk </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">www.faxyourmp.com </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">5) Metropolitan Police Authority </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">10 Dean Farrar Street</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">London</span></span></strong> </p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">SW1H 0NY </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Tel: 020 7202 0202 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Fax: 020 7202 0200 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Minicom: 020 7202 0173 </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">enquiries@mpa.gov.uk </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff6633"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0033ff"><span style="color: #ff6633"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><a href="http://www.sikhstudent.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sikhstudent.org/</a></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff6633"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0033ff"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff6633"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0033ff"></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drkhalsa, post: 5057, member: 384"] [b][size=3][font=Times New Roman]What is freedom of speech? [/font][/size][/b] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]We all form multicultural England. In this day and age, we want to speak freely about our views and show people what we think, and fight for what we believe in.[b] But is there a limit to what freedom of speech really is?[/b][/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Over the past few days, Behzti has caught the attention of all, and the majority of the Sikh community feel that this play should [b]not[/b] be broadcast because of basing the play in the gurdwara. The Sikh community feel disgusted as the play is using Sikh religious objects and as a whole is promoting a stereotype of Sikhs. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]The issues covered in behzti happen everywhere. It can be a gurdwara, church, temple, mosque, party, family, friends… but what right does the writer have to point it only at Sikhs? These issues are covered by the law. The law is not biased towards any religion. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][i]Is it fare to point the finger at a community and humiliate them in public by using their sacred place of worship[b]?[/b][/i] [b][i]Is it fare to abuse their place of worship or to even use their place of worship without getting their consent?[/i][/b] If we live in a multicultural country shouldn’t we understand one another’s view and respect the issues that are most sensitive to us? [b][i]Do we have the right to humiliate religious text and buildings?[/i][/b][/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]For all of the people out there who are devoted to their religion, do you thinks its fare that religious sculptures and scripts should be used in fictional biased plays? [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][b]The BNP are another part to our community. Why aren’t they allowed to express their freedom? Why does their entire wording have to change when they make public broadcasts? Why do they get arrested when they speak their freedom of speech[/b][i]? [/i][/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][b]What is racism? [/b]Isn’t it just an _expression of someone’s thoughts? When someone behaves racistly towards you, aren’t you hurt deep down inside. Don’t you feel that someone has just singled me out?[/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [b][size=3][font=Times New Roman]If freedom of speech is about abusing one another’s beliefs and giving hatred towards each other than really how far as a nation have we come to understanding each other? [/font][/size][/b] [b][font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]What is artistic freedom? Freedom to abuse one another and cause national hatred then go into hiding, as you can’t face the world no more? Freedom of speech should be fare for all. [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]We as Sikhs want our religion and our culture to be respected. We don’t want our religious buildings and scriptures to be used for plays that are biased and we're sure neither does any other faith. [b]We are not against freedom of speech, but we are against freedom of speech that singles us out for no reason. [/b]No one has the right to say that the issues in behzti only happen within the sikh community. The play is biased towards Sikhism and should be banned.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [font='Times New Roman'] [/font] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Voice your concerns about the play: [/font][/color][/b] [color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]1) Abuses Gurbani, playing in the background [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]2) Has props such as palki sahib, chaur sahib etc [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]3) Promotes stereotyping of Sikhs [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]4) Backlash in Birmingham [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]5) Importance of Gurdwara in Sikhism [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]6) A blatant attempt to be offensive rather than freedom of speech [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]7) London as a multicultural city does not stand for this [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]8) Racism exists in Arts Institutes & they justifying themselves saying its freedom of speech [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]9) Open condemnation of play by many Religious figure heads and institutes [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]10) DCMS/Arts Council must intervene, ultimately they directly or indirectly have control over theatres. [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]I just heard on BBC London News that the Royal Court Theatre is thinking about showing the play. [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]Khalsa Ji we still have time to stop this from happening, we must voice concerns to the right authorities: [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]1) Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Department for Culture Media & Sport [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]2-4 {censored}spur Street[/font][/color][/b][b][color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]London[/font][/color][/b][b][color=black][font=Tahoma] SW1Y 5DH [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Tel: 020 7211 6200 [/font][/color][/b] [color=black][font=Tahoma]enquiries@culture.gov.uk [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color] [color=black][font=Tahoma]2[b]) Arts Council England, London [/b][/font][/color] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]2 Pear Tree Court[/font][/color][/b][b][color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]London[/font][/color][/b][b][color=black][font=Tahoma] EC1R 0DS [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Phone: 0845 300 6200 [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Fax: 020 7608 4100 [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]Textphone: 020 7973 6564 [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma] [/font][/color][/b] [b][color=black][font=Tahoma]3) Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS. 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